I´m still in Mexico! And loving it more each day! I didn`t realize that the last time I wrote was last Wednesday until my mom told me today. Thanks for still checking! So life has been busy...
On Thursday we took a windy trip up the mountains to a remote hacienda that is a resort for Mexican families. The hacienda was of old Spanish colonial architecture and had a beautiful gardens and I took a lot of pictures and we ate an awesome brunch buffet. Also, we stopped through a little touristy town of Huasca and I bought some cacti for our apartment. I love cacti! But I found out I´m not a big fan of cacti salad, tastes tookmuch like eating aloe vera, haha. Friday we had a fiesta with the other foreign teachers, five of them have apartments in the same building and share a roof, we call it Melrose Place. Near Melrose Place is a dance studio where I am going to start taking dance lessons. Watch out Apolo. And Saturday night we went to the Pachuca vs. Morelia soccer game with our favorite taxista Marcos. Pachuca won 3-1. Sunday I went to a church that is about 10 minutes from our apartment. It was more jumping than a club on a Saturday night! Everyone was clapping and moving and some were jumping and there were lots of kids and families. I liked it a lot though and I´ll go again this Sunday. This week we began orientation with the Mexican teachers at the school, theres at least twice as many Mexicans as foreigners. Very nice people, and today I met my cooperating teacher, Ruth, with whom I´ll share a room and our group of 14 students. I´m kinda nervous to start! We keep putting off everything til tomorrow and I still dont know what I´ll be teaching on Monday! Tomorrow I`ll meet my assistant. Fortunately, this is not uncommon and I just keep telling myself that I really only spend 2 hours max a day teaching. Because I only have one class, (for the 3 Kindergarten classes theres one other English teacher, Jason, who has 2 of them and I only have one, which I only teach a half day) I imagine I´ll be assisting a lot in other classes. Which is fine with me, I´d love to observe other teachers with their kids. Ive got a lot to learn, but I definitely think that after a year of this I will feel real confident and comfortable and maybe even love teaching little kids. Who knows.
By the way, I´m feeling much better than before, still not 100%, but I´m starting to wonder if I ever will and I just have to be okay with that, haha. Jenny and I took a run to the park today, boy was that an exciting event for everyone we passed. If my blondeness didnt set us apart already, running in shorts definitely did, haha. So tomorrow we´re going to the movies, its half off night, a ticket for 2.50 in a nice theater. I dont think we even care what we see! No big plans for this weekend yet, probably just getting ready for Monday....and sometime soon I promise to put up some fotos! I´ve tried believe it or not, on Flickr, Webshots, and Snapfish and finally decided that my connection here is just too slow. So I think that I¨m going to end up just posting a couple on this website for you to see, next time.
So how are the States?
Miss yall
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so where did you learn "de buena onda" did I miss it in Spain or is this a new mexican thing?! Do tell! I had my first inservice today - long and boring. I am nervous but CANNOT wait to hear about your first day. You'll be great... and just remember, little kids will never know you don't know what you're doing. Fake it until you mean it! :) Besos!
hey hermana!(this is jenn) sounds like you're doing fantabulous! it'll be very exciting to hear what u have to say about teaching such young kiddies, but i'm sure you'll love it! best of luck, i love you!
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